Colin Farrell gets a lot of schtick for being a bad actor, but he has his moments: it's hard to imagine anybody else in black comedy movie In Bruges, after all, and he made an interesting foil to Tom Cruise's wrongly accused cop in Spielberg's Minority Report. Still, the actor has fallen by the wayside somewhat in recent years, having appeared in a string of rather terrible movies, including Dead Man Down and the travesty that was Winter's Tale, arguably the most ill-judged blockbuster ever conceived. His most recent venture, absurd comedy The Lobster, was met with mixed reviews at Cannes 2015. Essentially, then, Farrell needs something to sink his teeth into - and season two of TV's True Detective looks to be exactly what the doctor ordered. Farrell has secured the lead role in the next chapter of the acclaimed anthology series, as one Detective Ray Velcoro, and will star opposite Vince Vaughn and Rachel McAdams. Hopefully, as was the case with Matthew McConaughey, True Detective will given Farrell the opportunity to display some real acting chops.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
